Mosaica Education
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Mosaica Education, Inc. is a for-profit school company
For-Profit School
For-profit education refers to educational institutions operated by private, profit-seeking businesses....

 that currently operates elementary, middle and high school programs across the globe (9 states and the District of Columbia), India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Originating in 1997, Mosaica Education built its first school in fall of that same year and has been growing ever since. Mosaica Education acquired Advantage Schools, Inc., in 2001 and began making plans for international expansion. Mosaica Education’s academic model has educated more than 45,000 students in more than 90 school programs. Mosaica Education’s focus is on developing charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...

 programs that fuse the Paragon curriculum, state-of-the-art classroom technology and learning that is tailored to students’ individual successes. Mosaica Education is headquartered in New York, NY and employs more than 2,000 people.

History

Mosaica was founded in 1997 and operates 45 schools— 36 in the United States, 7 overseas and 2 virtual schools.

Divisions of Mosaica Education

Mosaica Education (Parent Company)

Mercury Online Education

Mercury Online Education is a virtual education program available to students domestically and internationally. Students interact through an online learning management system and may have access to a local learning center to seek additional guidance from a qualified instructor.

Global Educators

Global Educators is an international school staffing and recruiting company designed to place properly accredited American educators in classrooms around the globe.

Mosaica Turnaround Partners

Mosaica Turnaround Partners is a consultant for schools and school districts facings a wide range of educational challenges. The Turnaround Partners assist school administrators with rescuing their academic programs from failure. The Turnaround Partners use professional development, research and tracking to improve the academic achievement of schools focusing on predominantly at risk student populations.

Mosaica American Schools

Mosaica American Schools are international private schools which offer families living abroad with an American education. Two schools are currently open in Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...

 and Hyderabad India, and a third is being planned.

Paragon Curriculum

Mosaica Education's competitive advantage is the use of the Paragon curriculum in its classrooms. Paragon combines the rigor of a classical education
Classical education movement
The Classical education movement advocates a form of education based in the traditions of Western culture, with a particular focus on education as understood and taught in the Middle Ages. The curricula and pedagogy of classical education was first developed during the Middle Ages by Martianus...

with hands-on learning modules, a quarterly theatrical performance and classes taught chronologically. Mosaica Education is able to tailor educational programs to each students’ needs due to Paragon’s ability to be engaging, practical and discovery-based. With a holistic approach, Paragon allows each student to look at the full scope of the lesson and not feel the pressures of intensive memorization. In doing so, students are able to get closer to the lesson’s true meaning, whether in math, science, history or fine arts.

Awards and Recognition

2000
• Co-Founder Dr. Dawn Eidelman receives Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA) Award

2003
• Education Innovator, U.S. Department of Education

2004
• Winner of the Inner City 100 for 4 years in a row (2004–2007)
• One of the Outstanding Charter Schools in America (2004 and 2007)

2005
• #1 Inc. Inner City 100
• Inc. 500/5000 in 2005, 2007, and 2009
• Winner of the Inner City 100 for 4 years in a row (2004–2007)

2006
• Winner of the Inner City 100 for 4 years in a row (2004–2007)

2007
• Inner City Impact Award (ICIC)
• Education Entrepreneurs of the Year
• Winner of the Inner City 100 for 4 years in a row (2004–2007)
• One of the Outstanding Charter Schools in America (2004 and 2007)

2010
• MAPSA (Michigan Association of Public School Academies) recognized Bingham Arts with the Charter School of Excellence Award for the state of Michigan.

2011
• Columbus Preparatory Academy earns 'School of Excellence with Distinction' by the Ohio Department of Education
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